‘Waiting for Death’: Russian-Occupied Oleshky Faces Starvation as Russia Blocks Aid and Evacuation

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1. Thu, 17 September 2026

   3 reports
   • Index.hr (Croatia)15:39first to report
     Putin izgladnjuje cijeli grad

     U OKUPIRANOM Oleškom tisuće ljudi žive u nehumanim uvjetima, bez struje, vode i hrane. Ruske snage minirale su grad i blokiraju pokušaje evakuacije, koristeći civile kao živi štit.

   • Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)17:01
     Putin izgladnjuje stanovnike ovog grada, očajnički se bore za preživljavanje: kradu od drugih, kolju vlastite životinje!

     Procjenjuje se da u okupiranom ukrajinskom gradu Oleškiju još uvijek živi između 1500 i 4000 ljudi (prije rata u njemu je živjelo oko 24.000 stanovnika), odsječenih od svijeta i u nehumanim uvjetima. Mjesecima su bez struje, vode, lijekova i redovite opskrbe hranom, a približavanje zime dodatno pogo...

   • tportal (Croatia)21:15
     VIDEO Rusi izgladnjuju cijeli grad, nitko ne može ni ući ni izaći: 'Vratite se i umrite'

     U okupiranom ukrajinskom gradu Oleški na lijevoj obali Dnjepra posljednjih mjeseci razvija se sve teža humanitarna kriza. Grad je praktički odsječen od ostatka svijeta, hrane i lijekova gotovo da više nema, a pokušaji stanovnika da ga napuste iznimno su opasni

2. Fri, 18 September 2026

   2 reports
   • Kyiv Post (Ukraine)13:47
     ‘Waiting for Death’: Russian-Occupied Oleshky Faces Starvation as Russia Blocks Aid and Evacuation

     Thousands of civilians in Russian-occupied Oleshky and nearby settlements face severe food and medicine shortages after the last confirmed delivery on May 26. UN monitors and local officials say mines and drone attacks have cut evacuation routes, while Russia has failed to confirm its readiness to proceed with a negotiated humanitarian mission despite the Red Cross’s readiness to help.

   • Telegram.hr (Croatia)14:23
     Bešćutni Putin izgladnjuje tisuće ljudi u opkoljenom gradu: ‘Ovo ovdje postaje logor smrti’

     Oko 6000 ljudi, među njima i 200 djece, trenutačno gladuje u Oleškiju

3. Tue, 22 September 2026

   1 report
   • Kyiv Post (Ukraine)14:38
     Ukraine to Charge Russia in UN for Causing Humanitarian Disaster in Occupied City

     Ukraine FM Sybiha urges UN intervention as Russia creates humanitarian catastrophe in occupied Oleshky (Kherson): 2,000+ civilians, incl. children, lack food, water, services; blocked aid/evacuation; people forage grass; FPV drones hunt them. Kremlin acknowledges crisis, blames Ukraine. Red Cross ready but barred.

4. Wed, 23 September 2026

   2 reports
   • DW Top Stories08:23
     Famine threatens the Ukrainian town of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region as Russia delays creating a humanitarian evacuation corridor

     Food supplies to the town of Oleshky in the occupied part of the southern Kherson region have been cut off since May. Efforts by Kyiv to negotiate the evacuation of civilians with Moscow have been largely unsuccessful.

   • iDNES (Czechia)15:39
     Čekají na smrt. Ukrajinské Olešky hladoví, Rusko blokuje pomoc i cestu z města

     Tisíce civilistů v Oleškách na okupované jižní Ukrajině čelí kritickému nedostatku jídla a léků. Zásobování se do města nedaleko Chersonu naposledy dostalo na konci května. Další pokusy zastavily miny a útoky dronů, které znemožňují bezpečný odchod z Olešek. Rusko dosud nekývlo na humanitární evakuaci.